How are homes heated in Pawcatuck, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Pawcatuck, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Pawcatuck, used by 53.1% (±6.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.6% heat with utility gas.

11.8% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 30.6% (±6.1 points)
Electricity: 11.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 53.1%

Heating fuel in Pawcatuck

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Pawcatuck	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	30.6% (±6.1 points)	16.3%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	53.1% (±6.0 points)	48.6%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	11.8% (±3.7 points)	22.0%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.7% (±1.9 points)	8.7%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	1.8% (±1.7 points)	2.5%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.9%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.7%	0.5%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Pawcatuck, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (48.6%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (36.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (3.9%).

In Pawcatuck, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (22.0%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (18.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Pawcatuck

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pawcatuck
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Pawcatuck	—	11.8% (±3.7 points)	—
Westerly (community)	2.6 mi	20.2% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Westerly	4.5 mi	18.7% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Bradford	4.9 mi	4.2% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Ashaway	5.2 mi	9.9% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mystic	5.3 mi	24.0% (±7.5 points)	Higher
North Stonington	6.8 mi	4.7% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Old Mystic	6.8 mi	22.2% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Noank	7.7 mi	14.1% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bradford, RI (4.2%), North Stonington, CT (4.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Westerly (community), RI (20.2%), Westerly, RI (18.7%), Mystic, CT (24.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
2	South Windham	76.3% (±13.1 points)
3	Noank	72.8% (±8.5 points)
4	Old Mystic	65.6% (±9.0 points)
5	Baltic	61.1% (±14.3 points)
6	Niantic	59.2% (±9.7 points)
7	Oxoboxo River	53.8% (±10.5 points)
8	Pawcatuck	53.1% (±6.0 points)
9	Waterford (community)	51.9% (±7.7 points)
10	Poquonock Bridge	50.3% (±14.2 points)
11	Mystic	50.1% (±8.9 points)
12	Colchester (community)	49.0% (±7.7 points)
13	Willimantic	36.7% (±5.2 points)
14	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	26.8% (±8.6 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Pawcatuck is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Stonington, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pawcatuck

What is the most common way to heat a home in Pawcatuck?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Pawcatuck, used by 53.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Pawcatuck heat with oil?

53.1% (±6.0 points) of occupied homes in Pawcatuck use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Pawcatuck have electric heat?

11.8% (±3.7 points) of occupied homes in Pawcatuck heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pawcatuck CDP, Connecticut

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Pawcatuck CDP, Connecticut (place:59140, in state:09).

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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